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Unicorn: A Cautionary Tale

Once upon a time, farmers were free to plant seeds. After harvest they collected and saved new seeds to plant again come spring. Then came a greedy monster named Monstrosity, who sought to rule the land. First, Monstrosity built a laboratory where he manufactured fictional corn. Then he took over the government, and made a law that real corn could not be planted forevermore. The real farmers lost their farms. Monstrosity thought he’d won. Then one magical night a unicorn named TimesUp came and ate all of Monstrosity’s corn. Rage consumed the monster, and real farmers came back home.

Flash Fiction challenge response for:February 22, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a unicorn. It can be realistic or fantastical. Go where the prompt leads.